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Looking for the dead after the great snow slide in the Chilcoot Pass, Alaska Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909
Description
Stereograph showing people with shovels looking for victims buried under an avalanche on the Chilkoot Trail in April 1898.
"Chilkoot is spelt as "Chilcoot" in caption.
Stereograph number 12729.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Looking for the dead after the great snow slide in the Chilcoot Pass, Alaska
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| Alternate Title |
[Looking for the dead after the great snow slide in the Chilkoot Pass, Alaska]
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| Creator | |
| Contributor | |
| Publisher |
Littleton, N.H. : Kilburn, B. W.
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| Date Created |
1898
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| Description |
Stereograph showing people with shovels looking for victims buried under an avalanche on the Chilkoot Trail in April 1898.
"Chilkoot is spelt as "Chilcoot" in caption. Stereograph number 12729. |
| Extent |
1 stereograph : black and white
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| Subject | |
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Located in Box 17
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| Identifier |
UL_1592_0043; UL_1592_0043
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs. UL_1592_0043
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| Date Available |
2023-02-14
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0424721
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Image provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca